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how to connect asus netbook to eircom?

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  • 21-03-2009 1:44pm
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    kindalen
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    hi all,

    i have a netopia wireless router from eircom(just new).i connected my dell laptop no problem.

    i cannot seem to connect my asus netbook,with linux, to the wireless router.it works no problem using the ethernet cable.

    how can i get this working?is it to do with wpa which my router uses?

    also i know little about computers,but i have tried searching for solutions.

    ta muchly.


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    Orion
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    What OS is on it? I got the Asus netbook with it's own flavour of Linux and I couldn't get it to connect to a Buffalo or Zyxel wireless router no matter what I tried. There are tons of threads around the web about this problem.

    If it is a Linux netbook I'd recommend downloading and installing Cruncheee (http://crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/downloads - CrunchEee Eee PC Edition). It's a much better interface imo and a lot faster than the default installation. If you like the tellytubbies style interface that you have then get Easy Peasy. Both of these are customised for netbooks but I find Cruncheee much faster.


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    kindalen
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    no idea what os its running on,will have to check.it does use linux.will check when i get home.


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    Orion
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    Then it's the Asus flavour. I have no idea what it causing the issue but you're not alone with it.
    Wireless works perfectly with either of the two alternative distributions I mentioned.


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    kindalen
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    going to try and get this sorted today.


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    kindalen
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    thanks a million,worked perfect.


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    Orion
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    Cool. Which one did you go with?


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    kindalen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,147 ✭✭✭kindalen


    cruncheee,thank crunchy...great battery life on this asus too.


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